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Busch Trio: Beethoven
A Beethoven series continues with assurance and insight
Florian Deuter, Mónica Waisman: Biber
Breathtaking imagination brings Baroque masterpieces to life
Karni Trio: Tribute
A rare trio formation is a delightful family affair
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective: Brahms and Contemporaries vol.3
A unique coupling and fine motivation makes for a rewarding experience
Tippett Quartet: Glazunov
An auspicious start for a Romantic Russian quartet cycle
Mithras Trio: Fountain of Youth
An inspired showcase of composerly precocity
Concert reviews
Book review: Instrumental Music Education: Developing pedagogies as instrumental teachers
Philippa Bunting reads an empathetic, supportive volume on music education, edited by the head of York University’s music education MA course
Book review: Myra Hess: National Treasure
Anne Inglis reads Jessica Duchen’s biography of the British pianist, a leading figure in the London music scene during the war years who counted several string players as friends
Book review: A Childhood in Fragments: A Memoir
Lauren Wesley-Smith reads Gidon Kremer’s autobiography, first published in 1993 and now translated into English for the first time
Bohémo Trio: Reicha
Strong advocacy makes a case for a contemporary of Beethoven
Lawrence Power: Shchedrin
A celebration of the range of an iconoclastic voice
Gabriel Schwabe: Tchaikovsky
A fine cellist presents Tchaikovsky’s original thoughts to striking effect
Book reviews
Concert review: Owls
Bruce Hodges hears the quartet’s performance of at Philadelphia’s American Philosophical Society on 11 March 2026
Concert review: Rosalind Ventris (viola)
Hattie Butterworth visits London’s Wigmore Hall on 8 March 2026 for the performance of Lillian Fuchs, Thea Musgrave, Sally Beamish, Elizabeth Maconchy, Amanda Feery and Imogen Holst
Concert review: Elias Quartet
Hattie Butterworth hears an all-Beethoven recital at London’s Wigmore Hall on 10 March 2026
Concert review: Maxim Vengerov (violin) Philharmonia Orchestra/Mark Wigglesworth
Janet Banks visits London’s Royal Festival Hall on 22 March 2026 for the performance of Tchaikovsky, Wieniawski, Bacewicz and Walton
Concert reviews: Takács Quartet
Bruce Hodges hears the group’s performance at Philadelphia’s Perelman Theater on 1 March 2026, while Leah Hollingsworth reports on its recital at Zankel Hall in New York’s Carnegie Hall three days later on 4 March 2026
Concert review: East Coast Chamber Orchestra, Anthony McGill (clarinet) Tai Murray (violin) Nathan Farrington (double bass) Sivan Magen (harp) Shai Wosner (piano)
Bruce Hodges watches the performance of Errollyn Wallen, Philip Maneval, Dvořák and Copland at the Perelman Theater in Philadelphia, PA, US, on 31 March 2026
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